Test 2: antiulcer drugs

Question 1

antiulcer drugs are intended to do what?

Answer 1

counteract the processes that lead to GI ulcer formation

Question 2

5 factors that lead to GI ulcer formation

Answer 2

• hyperacidity (glucocorticoids)
• direct injury by drugs or chemicals
• reflux of bile from duodenum into the stomach
• accumulation of metabolic toxins (animals with renal disease may have diarrhea)
• decreased PGE production (NSAIDs)

Question 3

most antiulcer drugs currently used function as ____ in the stomach

Answer 3

antacids

Question 4

antacids decrease gastric irritation by

Answer 4

decreasing acidity